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C.B.S. lawyer Robert Regular's defence closes its case at his sexual assault trial
Robert Regular’s defence lawyers have opted not to call any other witnesses at his sexual assault trial. Lawyers Rosellen Sullivan and Jerome Kennedy closed their case in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s Monday morning, May 6, ...
N.L. trucker missing in Ontario found deceased
A Newfoundland trucker missing in Ontario since April 24 has been found deceased. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) confirmed the 51-year-old man’s death in a press release issued late in the afternoon on Monday, May 6. The release does not name ...
Torbay man set for bail hearing Tuesday on 12 charges of sexual violence against youth
A 26-year-old Torbay man arrested Friday, May 3, on a dozen charges of sexual violence against youth is scheduled to return to court Tuesday for a bail hearing. Daniel Richard’s case was called in provincial court in St. John’s Monday, when it was ...
UPDATED: Three candidates seeking Baie Verte-Green Bay seat in N.L. byelection
Three candidates are vying for the Baie Verte-Green Bay seat vacated by former Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MHA Brian Warr. Following the close of nominations on Monday, May 6, the candidates were announced as Owen J. Burt for the governing ...
Bell Island woman killed in house fire
Police in Bell Island are investigating a house fire which claimed the life of a woman in her 60s on Sunday, May 5. Just before midnight, emergency crews were called to a residential fire and located a woman inside the home. She was transported to ...
Former N.L. child and youth advocate to serve as acting Information and Privacy Commissioner
Newfoundland and Labrador has selected a former child and youth advocate to serve as the province’ acting information and privacy commissioner while a newly appointed selection committee begins looking for a permanent replacement. Jackie Lake ...
Snelgrove, convicted of sexually assaulting a woman while he was on duty as RNC officer, no longer on police force
Doug Snelgrove, convicted of sexually assaulting a woman while he was on duty as a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer in 2014, is no longer a member of the police force. RNC media relations officer Const. James Cadigan declined to say whether ...
Telegram staff win two gold, one silver and three bronze at 2024 Atlantic Journalism Awards
Telegram photojournalist Keith Gosse brought home two gold awards from the Atlantic Journalism Awards held in Halifax, N.S. on May 4, 2024. Judges recognized Gosse's work in the Photojournalism Feature category for his photo titled "Summer Splish ...
N.L. suspends job grant program amid funding cuts from Ottawa
Newfoundland and Labrador has turned off the taps for a widely used job-creation and training program funded in part by the federal government. In a press release on Monday, May 6, the province's Department of Immigration, Population Growth and ...
Why succession in Newfoundland and Labrador’s fishing industry not as simple as other businesses
David Boyd believes being able to transfer his fishing enterprise to a family member would help sustain the small-boat inshore fishery in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. The agency, whose policy is preventing that from being done easily, argues the ...
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